There are adds everywhere for these "natural" testosterone boosting supplements, obviously geared towards older men and bodybuilders, but I'm wondering what the consequences are of a biological woman taking such supplements. I've been searching around for any mention of such, but so far I haven't found much.

There are a few things that are obvious to me about the idea:

-Since biological women are not equipped to produce much testosterone, the T increase won't     be incredibly significant,
-Many of these supplements contain things that do stuff in addition to raising T levels, which could be dangerous,
-Many of them are bogus,
-Any changes that may occur will most likely be slight and barely if at all noticeable.

But my real questions are,

-Is it a significant health risk for a bio woman to take such supplements?
-If you have tried this, can you give me an idea of which ones do anything at all?
-Do you know which ones are packed with too many unnecessary extras?

And most importantly,

Do any of you actually have experience with this, and if so, can you tell me what happened?


*I'd like to reiterate that I know it will not do much. My SO's life isn't stable enough right now to go through with the hormone therapy, but a small T boost would probably be nice.

EDIT: Are aromatase inhibitors safe?

Everything you said that is obvious, is obvious, lol.

I know some people here take Tribulus terrestri and DHEA.  which mainly just seems to cause bad acne, lol, from what I hear.
I decided to try the Tribulus terrestri (not the DHEA because of the acne part).  I've only been taking it for a little over a month now, and the only thing I've noticed is slightly less painful periods.

I don't think those two are dangerous or bad for women to take.  I've heard people who asked their doctors, and the doctors said it would be fine.

I don't know about any other supplements.  You should look on youtube, I remember once watching a video about this guy who took a ->-bleeped-<-ton of pills in attempts at a "natural" transition. Personally, I just can't stand pills

What about anti-aromatase? Aromatase is the enzyme responsible for synthesizing estrogen. Are those safe?

Well, I did a lot of research and decided to get my SO some tribulus terrestris. According to my research, 30 mg per kg would be the dosage where it is effective. Sure enough, after taking the appropriate dosage my SO's attitude and energy level changed noticeably, and in 15 minute's time, at that!    I was a bit astonished!

Those supplements are mostly a crock of bull and waste of money.  Even the people who have been "naturally transitioning" for years show little changes.

Quote from: Kohdy on October 13, 2011, 12:19:12 PM
Placebo effect at it's finest.

Sorry, but NO. I DIDN'T ..... TELL HER WHAT THE PILLS DID.

Why do you guys have to be so sensitive and/or insensitive and criticize every single comment I make? I'm not an idiot.

Also, don't bother trying to come up with some sort of defense for why you guys have to be asses. Every question I ask here is half full of "You're an idiot," and this account will be deactivated within minutes.

What did you tell him then when you gave him the pills?

Quote from: Hulud on October 10, 2011, 03:11:40 AMWhat about anti-aromatase? Aromatase is the enzyme responsible for synthesizing estrogen. Are those safe?

I've not heard of those.  Maybe you should ask a doctor?